The attention and love given in the early years of a child’s
life, directly impacts the health and happiness of the child. Help us assisting in
the care of Dharamsala’s children and encourage brighter smiles and futures.
Make learning exciting and fun for them from a young age and build inquisitive
minds and a thirst for knowledge that will last a lifetime.
Child Care volunteers work in village day care centres alongside local staff. Assist staff in providing a safe environment for preschool children to play and learn. Set up games, sing songs and develop arts activities to enhance social skills and creativity.
Make each day fun and whether you’re teaching ABC’s, nursery rhymes or numbers create a colourful and positive learning environment. Just as energies are running low from a morning of play assist staff in serving nutritious meals to refuel the children, and then, let the fun recommence!
Volunteers typically work from Monday to Friday for a total of four to five hours per day, on two or three different placements.Volunteers work two hours in the morning at one placement and two hours after lunch at another placement. You will have time for taking breaks in between for lunch, chai and lesson preparation at the iSpiice volunteer house.
DAILY SCHEDULE
During the week your days at iSpiice will for the most parts, follow this schedule
iSpiice volunteers will have weekends free and time available to participate in Add On Tours.
Weekends and evenings are at your disposal to explore the local area and
pursue personal hobbies. There are many activities to enjoy in the area
such as yoga, meditation, temple visits and shopping. The original
program offers four Add On Tours at the weekend as an additional extra,
visiting the Jaipur & Taj Mahal in Agra, the Golden Temple in Amritsar, adventure
trip to Manali and trekking in the Himalayan mountains.
If you are continuing travel in India after your placement ends iSpiice can assist with onward travel, offering advice
for itineraries and travel bookings.
There are generally three flights per day from Delhi to Dharamsala. You will need to book the flight at your own expense and inform us of your flight details.
We provide accommodation at the iSpiice volunteer house, with separate male and female bedrooms and bathrooms. The house is comfortable and the location is beautiful with access to all local amenities. Accommodation is very communal – food is eaten together and bathrooms and living spaces are shared. The number of people you will share with depends entirely on the number of volunteers we have in the house, but the maximum number of people in a room is 4. And in case you were wondering we have western toilets and hot water.
As with most Indian homes, there is no washing machine at the iSpiice house. You will have to get used to the Indian way of washing your clothes by hand and drying.
Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner prepared freshly and hygienically by iSpiice’s talented Indian chefs. Filtered purified water is also supplied at the volunteer house. We have fabulous cook that make authentic home style Indian food for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day (all of which are included in your Placement Fees). We mainly serve vegetarian food (lentils, vegetable curries, eggs, rice, and Indian breads) but can cater to any dietary requirements if you give us some warning. Our volunteers miss the iSpiice food when they’re back in their home countries.
If you are flying to Dharamsala you can arrive any day of the week,
we’re flexible. We have however found it’s easier for our volunteers and
community if you arrive on the weekend and start work on a Monday.
For
all volunteers being collected in Delhi, they must arrive on the
designated Sunday start dates. Here they will be met at the airport and
travel by overnight bus or train to Dharamsala, with an iSpiice staff
member.
Day Care Center Assistant
Volunteers work in Child Care Centres in the area of pre school education and provide love, care & a safe hygienic environment for the children to play and learn.
$173/week
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